Course Catalog 2007-2008

TLT-2756 AD HOC NETWORKS, 3-6 cr
Ad Hoc Networks

Courses persons responsible
Evgeny Kucheryavy

Lecturers
Evgeny Kucheryavy
Dmitri Moltchanov

Lecturetimes and places
Per I,II: Tuesday 16 - 18, TB223

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 3 h/week - - - -
Assignment - 20 h/per - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
The aim is to make students familiar with ad hoc networks: technologies, protocols, realizations.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. 1. Introduction:

Ad-hoc specifics
History and applications
Propagation models
Mobility of users and link breaks 
     
2. 2. Of-the-shelf enabling technologies

Enabling LAN: IEEE 802.11 and HIPERLAN
Enabling PAN/BAN: Bluetooth and HomeRF 
     
3. 3. Networking

Ad-hoc wireless mobile Internet
MAC protocols for ad-hoc networks Routing and forwarding
Multicasting
Transport layer protocols for ad hoc 
     
4. 4. Cross-layer issues

Energy conservation
Security in ad-hoc networks
Capacity of ad-hoc networks
Quality of service in ad-hoc networks

 
     

Requirements for completing the course
Successfull pass of examination

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    TLT-2106 TLT-2106 Basic Course on Networking 5 Mandatory
    TLT-2306 TLT-2306 Communications Protocols 5 Mandatory

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    Good knowledge of networking principles and protocols is required, either given by the prerequisite courses mentioned above (or their Finnish equivalents), or equivalent knowledge from previous studies.

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 72
    Assignments 11
    Laboratory assignments 12
    Total sum 95

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    Last modified 10.02.2007
    Modified byJarmo Harju